Mod for Computer Auto-Play?

[23 Skidoo]

Anybody know how to mod the game so it plays itself with no human player interaction? It'd be great if I could make the thing play itself, all 18 civs, as a system stress test.

[Jon Shafer]

You can do this through the game console (NOT Python console).

Hit ` with the cheat code set and then enter:

Game.AIPlay x

x being the number of turns you want the game to run for. The AI will then play against itself for that number of turns. Note that it will kill off the civ you currently are playing so there might be a gap in the landmass where you started.

[Gramphos]

I'm not sure if this works correctly with the release version (so I didn't suggest it).

[Jon Shafer]

I suppose we'll find out.

[23 Skidoo]

Cool, Thanks!

I'll try it and post my results. BTW, game is AWESOME.

[sansi]

Thx, this works just fine.

A question though: Is there a way to see the AI untis move? As for now, I'm able to enter the Worldbuilder everytime the game returns to the game console and see the untis there, it would be nice though to see them moving as the game progresses. Unfotunatly, everything is hidden by the fog of war.

BTW, game is AWESOME

/Edit: Found the answer myself. Game.toggleDebugMode

[Jon Shafer]

Ctrl-Z also turns on debug mode.

[23 Skidoo]

Yes!

Worked for me too. Thanks for the Ctrl-Z tip. Now, back to our regularly scheduled play...

I got 4 machines in my system lab running this. Just set 'em on 300 turns and walk away.

Cheers!